Hi there
As you were kind enough to give me advice I though I'd post an update on how we are doing with my sons gluten free diet.
Basically I persevered with finding enough things he would eat, made up a menu, bought a breadmaker and a couple of books and as of last week he is gluten free! His diet is very restricted so I give him omega oils and a vitamin and mineral supplement. He goes to Nursery 3 days a week and I have got them on board and am supplying 90% of his food for them.
The best breakthrough has been buying a breadmaker, not only cause I love it for our ordinary loaves, but it has allowed me to experiment a bit, which I would never have got the energy to do if I had to make them by hand. So I have tried various bread mixes, GF bread flour and yesterday received my internet order of various GF flours to make my own mix (from a book) and see how that goes. Today I tried the mixing in a banana idea and its turned out not too bad - it needed be cooked longer tho.
I also asked the GP about getting anything on prescription and he seems generally open to the idea, which would be welcome as all this is costing a bomb - but I suppose that partially what the DLA money is for!
Anyway, just need to see now whether it helps. I'm not pinning too much hope on it, but it worth a try for a year to see what happens.
So thanks folks, we have got there (just about) I just have to crack to holy grail of a bread he will eat without Nutella etc on it and one other alternative main meal (at the moment GF fishfingers, potato waffle and beans is it) and it will be as varied as his diet ever was before - ie not very 8-) and I will be satisfied.
So thanks again.
x
custard
